Sirach 38:17-19

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¹⁷ Let your weeping be bitter and your wailing fervent;
    make your mourning worthy of the departed,
for one day or two, to avoid criticism;
    then be comforted for your grief.^(A)
18 For grief may result in death,
    and a sorrowful heart saps one’s strength.^(B)
19 In calamity, grief continues,
    but the life of the poor is a curse to the heart.